Gundam, but from the Ground Alliance to the Human Alliance to the out-of-control servitor

Among the remaining orbit prediction lines, Char pointed to one of them without hesitation and judged decisively:

"The shortest and fastest route must be chosen by our enemies who are eager to return to Earth; we will wait for them here in the atmospheric reentry orbit!"

"Yes!"

Watching the three newcomers who had been trained to be obedient leave the bridge, Captain Gold, who had to stay with one of his subordinates temporarily because the mothership was damaged and slowed down, was subsequently sunk by the White Base, felt a trace of Frustrated, he said:

"You are good at leading troops, Char...major."

"But you are a newcomer after all, and we still need to rely on your experience for the next battle, Captain Gold."

"Hmph, as long as your target is still the white base number...the white base number that dared to trick me..."

Captain Gold clenched his fists.

Chapter 21: The first appearance of glory (1)

The azure planet is dotted with curling clouds. A small blue ball half shrouded in shadow from the port window gradually occupies most of the field of vision on one side of the bridge.

"Earth..."

Just less than a month ago, the memory of launching into orbit from Gabro's underground launch site emerged in Captain Blade's mind. The earth at that time was also so peaceful and peaceful, right?

However, he and the White Base have changed a lot.

In a daze, Captain Brad felt as if he was a trainee ensign who had just stepped onto the bridge. There, more than a dozen Space Force officers performing their respective duties were taking over the shift in an orderly manner. He sat facing Captain Duan. The dignified old officer on the seat saluted and reported:

"Captain Blade, the orbital altitude has now dropped to 300 kilometers; at this altitude, weak atmospheric resistance can already be detected."

Colonel Paul, as well as those who helped him as an intern, those he knew, those he did not know, the illusions of the space officers and soldiers were like dewdrops under the midday sun, dissipating in an instant;

On the bridge of the White Base, the person sitting in the captain's seat is now Brad himself;

Platinum, the incarnation of the battleship under his feet, stood beside Brad, reporting the situation to him as usual; the trustworthy helmsman in front, Mi Laihazhou still held the rudder——

Others, Amuro, Sera, Kai... the faces of the young men he brought to the battlefield were replayed in Brad's mind. Now, for this battleship, for her ship The person in charge is Brad.

However, the relatively peaceful journey since Luna 2 set sail has made Captain Brad's face feel a little more relaxed.

"Well, Milai, start the calibration procedure for automatic re-entry and hand over navigation control; Platinum, then I'll leave it to you to descend into the atmosphere."

"It's great to have arrived on Earth safely, Captain Blade."

Miley Hachisu let go of the rudder, turned back with a worried look on his face, and said to Brad:

"But the closer you get to the earth, the last part of the journey is the most dangerous, right?"

"That's right. Even if we enter the atmosphere, we can't be careless. The outcome of the tug-of-war between our army and the Zeon army on Earth is yet to be determined."

Captain Brad repeatedly polished the plan in his mind, relying on the White Base's own suspension flight capabilities and amphibious aerospace maneuverability to descend directly from the moon's orbit at high speed and enter the headquarters Gabro Base the security range;

Even if the Zeon fleet discovered the White Base, they would not dare to 'smash' it directly into the atmosphere unless they also dared to break into the atmosphere.

'There should be no problem...'

Captain Brad thought this way, but he can be said to be the most reliable member of the volunteers. The worry on Milai's face, as well as the uneasiness that was aroused in his heart and did not know where it came from, made Bu Bu at this time. Ryder was a little anxious.

"What's the orbital altitude now, Platinum?"

Captain Brad put his head on one hand, tapped the armrest with the other hand, and asked again.

"About 380 kilometers, heading towards South America as planned."

Looking sideways and looking a little uneasy, Captain Brad, Platinum said calmly:

"It is estimated that it will take 53 minutes to reach the surface; prepare to start reverse thrust and slow down."

'Xia Ya, will you give up? Although he was not sure why the members of the White Base team seemed to assume that the incoming enemy would be Char, Platinum could still understand Captain Brad's expression at this time, so he asked:

"Are you worried about being attacked during re-entry?"

"Yes, even for the White Base, at the moment before it passes through the atmosphere at high speed, any evasive maneuver or attitude adjustment will greatly affect the location of the landing point. It is not an exaggeration to say that this is the most vulnerable moment for the White Base... "

Brad raised his head, looked at the space map on the bridge dome, and asked with a trace of uncertainty:

"How about it, Platinum, in your calculations, doesn't this possibility exist?"

"The possibility exists, but from a risk trade-off decision-making perspective, there is no need to change plans for this."

At this time, the system that provides cooling for Platinum's computing unit is operating at full power, supporting her to perform high-energy-consuming calculations in the background; she speculates that if, say, the White Base successfully descends directly behind Gabro as planned, s future.

The initiator of the 'V Plan' and the chief of staff of the four federal armies at this time, Admiral Ray Bill, what do you think of the current war and the post-war world structure?

And now that the federal army is gradually expanding its strength, what challenges will it face if it wants to counterattack?

'No, there is still too much unknown information. '

There are too many variables, and the constraint relationships between variables are obscure, not to mention that many things that need to be inferred do not have a mature and reliable model to calculate; Platinum terminated several thinking threads.

"Weighing... There are risks in making any move. Are there other risks in adopting other plans... Platinum, is Amuro on standby now?"

Although he rarely acknowledged Amuro's merits in defending the White Base, Captain Blade subconsciously thought of Gundam when he was anxious.

"Sergeant Amuro is on standby at Gnaku, Captain Blade."

"Yeah, that's fine..."

"Clang-clang-clang-"

Urgent sirens sounded in the bridge of the White Base.

Captain Blade immediately noticed the eye-catching red dot that suddenly appeared behind and above the White Base in the space map; at the same time, the readings measuring the interference concentration of rice particles were also rising rapidly.

"It's the Musai class. It's faster than us but it's in orbit around the earth and has no intention of coming down. There are signs of MS being launched... We have completed the count. There are 6 MS in total, and they are attacking us."

But what about 6 MSs... The hangar under the bridge of the Musai-class light cruiser can generally only accommodate a standard Zaku Team 3 MSs plus 1 spare;

If the two additional Zakus are carried, they will need to be separated from the atmospheric shuttle - Zimu Saizhong, which is accommodated in the bow of the ship.

Shirogane was thinking in the background;

Frankly speaking, although the number of mobile suits carried is slightly higher, this does not surprise Platinum. Whether Char came over to the bone, or happened to encounter the Zeon army's orbital bombing fleet nearby and came to intercept it, These are all possible options for which response plans have been prepared.

Before Captain Brad started to ask questions, Platinum read out a series of basic information like a name, blocking Brad's question back.

"...Anyway, the rice particles are dispersed at a combat concentration; Sera, send Amuro out quickly!"

Captain Brad issued the first battle order based on the principle of dispatching the Gundam in case of trouble.

At the same time, Bai Jin also thoughtfully popped up a countdown on the screen in front of the correspondent Sera who was communicating with Amuro; that was the critical re-entry altitude calculated based on the current density of the outer atmosphere——

Once this time is exceeded, it will be impossible for the White Base to open the hangar door and recover the Gundam.

"RX-78 Gundam, Amuro attacks!"

In front of the White Base's hull, among the two extended 'long legs', Amuro, who was sitting in the hull, felt the extreme push-back sensation brought about by the acceleration of the catapult, but continued to talk to the captain with an unchanging expression. Brad talked.

"Amuro, can you contain Char and at least three enemy planes?"

"Char... I'll try it!"

Armed with a shield and a beam rifle, the Gundam drew an arc in the space in front of the White Base and headed towards the incoming direction of the Zeon Army's MS troops.

"The mega particle main guns on both sides of the ship have a range of fire. Do you need to try to shoot? Captain Brad."

Knowing that the main gun, which had previously been operated by various civilians with instructions on their knees, probably did not leave a good impression on Captain Blade, Platinum took the initiative.

"This height... this can really be considered an illegal operation..."

Captain Brad hesitated for a moment, but looking at Platinum who looked at him calmly and calmly, he made a decisive decision:

"Before reaching an orbital altitude of 150 kilometers, keep your firepower aimed at the Zeon warships. The current White Base has no room to evade at will, and we cannot let them shoot at will!"

"clear--"

Before Bai Jin finished speaking, the disc-shaped fairings installed on both sides of the White Base's hull slowly opened, and the two huge twin-mounted Mega Particle main turrets began to rotate backwards;

On the deck at the rear of the ship, the lids like chocolates divided into squares were lifted, revealing the missile silos below.

Because it is a warship with the ability to re-enter the atmosphere, all turrets, missile launchers, radars and other observation instruments on the outside of the White Base use a telescopic/semi-buried design to ensure that the high temperatures generated by friction with the atmosphere are not Damage equipment.

The first to launch the attack was the Zeon light cruiser Farmer, which was waiting for work.

"Missiles coming from behind."

The long-distance heavy-duty anti-ship missiles approached from behind because the White Base had to follow a fixed descent trajectory and could not change its course at will.

Milais subconsciously put his hands on the rudder again and looked anxiously at Captain Brad. Brad, relying on the tacit understanding of working together in just a few days, immediately understood what Milais meant——

'If we continue like this, we will be hit...but if we change the trajectory...'

"The anti-aircraft firepower is ready."

Platinum has entered a state of combat. In the situation display, small blue squares representing locked positions are firmly placed on the rapidly approaching small red dots.

Perhaps it was Platinum's completely indifferent tone that added weight to one side of the scale in Captain Brad's heart, prompting him to make a judgment:

"Mi Lai, get ready, but don't rush yet."

'I've been underestimated... I can handle small targets like Zaku's rockets, not to mention such large anti-ship missiles. '

Like a conductor of a symphony orchestra, Platinum guided the anti-aircraft turret, weaving a web of fire with barrages;

The metal bullet cases that jumped out of the gun barrel exuded a fiery breath and fell back into the pocket, making a crisp collision sound; while the missile approaching in the distance at a relative speed of several kilometers per second broke straight into the metal shell. in the storm;

There is always a warhead that will hit the incoming missile head-on accurately.

A series of explosive fireballs bloomed behind the stern of the White Base. However, before the smoke dissipated, four thick Mega particle beams pierced out from it, and the White Base's main cannon opened fire.

Missed in the first round, but not by much.

"Xia...Major Xia! The enemy ships are firing back at us. None of the first wave of missiles hit us. They were either intercepted or dodged!"

The urgent communication from his ship Farmer did not disturb the mind of Major Char, who was driving the red Zaku. He looked at the beam of light passing between the Zaku formations and calmly reassured:

"It doesn't matter. Zimusai has been released. You keep your distance. It's okay to break away if you can't."

Major Charia must have led the team to fly the MS to attack, but because Zaku himself does not have the ability to break into the atmosphere, once he is dragged into the gravity well, he will only end up watching in despair as the mobile phone burns down bit by bit due to air friction. the ending;

Therefore, the adjutant Captain Delian, who usually sits on the bridge and directs battleship operations, is now following the MS team in an atmospheric shuttle to ensure that Zaku can still hide in the shuttle after being dragged into the gravity well, thus extending the window for launching an attack. time.

'Humph... Have the crew of that battleship made any progress in the past few days... But, after all, even the battleship's mega particle main gun can now be carried by MS; can it be carried by MS alone? What about completing a battle? '

Char moved his fingers slightly, calling up the new equipment sent by Commander Dozulu, the information about the trial beam rocket launcher, and showed a confident smile; in order to take care of the emotions of the crew members in his unit, there was no need to say this sentence. .

"Everyone,"

Major Chara switched the communication channel back to the MS team;

"Zimsai's carrying capacity is only 2 aircraft, and the attack window is less than 150 seconds. After you carry out the disruptive attack, leave directly. Don't be dragged into the atmosphere. Return to the Farmer, and Captain Gold and I will continue to arrive. Attack at a close distance, do you understand?"

"Yes."

"Then I can't wait."

Captain Gold later learned that the regular crew of the White Base may have suffered a large number of casualties when Side 7 was attacked. The operation of the battleship was carried out by a group of laymen recruited temporarily, so it looked cheap, but in fact it was really bad. vegetable.

When Major Xia Ya told this fact, the half-smiling look on his face could be said to be full of ridicule;

Captain Gold, who wasted the precious attack time before the federal fleet arrived to support him, and came to fight the imaginary trap, knew that he was in the wrong, and could only pour out all his anger on this damn white. Base' number is above.

Chapter 22: The first appearance of glory (2)

"Keep the current downward trajectory, and soon the Zeon army's battleships will not be able to keep up with us!"

Captain Blade barked orders.

On the White Base, the reading of the orbital altitude indicator is constantly decreasing. However, the 6-machine Zaku behind it inserts from above and is bound to intersect with the White Base's re-entry orbit.

However, between Zaku and the White Base, there is the Gundam piloted by Amuro.

Amuro, who was already able to skillfully control the Gundam and draw an irregular arc in the air, fine-tuned his aim and aimed the beam rifle at the incoming Zaku.

"The red Zaku...is it really still Char?"

Looking at Char's special machine carrying a rather large rocket launcher on the monitor, Amuro, who was still a little unsure about Char, hesitated for a moment, then moved his aim slightly, and then decisively pulled the trigger.

A Mega particle beam passed across, and diagonally behind Char's body, an ordinary Zaku carrying an anti-ship rocket launcher was pierced through the chest by the blazing particle beam before it had time to make an evasive action.

"It's the white MS of the Federation Army in the intelligence!"

The Zakus each drew different trajectories, and while firing back with Zaku machine guns, they began to maneuver; however, such firepower could no longer cause waves in Amuro's heart in the cockpit of the Gundam.

"Tsk, a plane has been shot down...be careful to avoid it. I will deal with the white MS of the Federation Army. Captain Gold will lead the team to attack the 'Trojan Horse'!"